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n. [ Turk. ] Empty talk; contemptible nonsense; trash; humbug. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Boshes [ Cf. G. böschung a slope. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One of the sloping sides of the lower part of a blast furnace; also, one of the hollow iron or brick sides of the bed of a puddling or boiling furnace. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. The lower part of a blast furnace, which slopes inward, or the widest space at the top of this part. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In forging and smelting, a trough in which tools and ingots are cooled. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ D. bosch wood + bok buck. ] (Zool.) A kind of antelope. See Bush buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ D. bosch wood + varken pig. ] (Zool.) The bush hog. See under Bush, a thicket. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ CF. F. clocher to limp, halt. ] A disease in the feet of cattle; laminitis. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ CF. D. klossen to play at bowls. ] The game of ninepins. [ Obs. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root. The name is sometimes also given to the Cimicifuga racemosa, and to two species of Actæa, plants of the Crowfoot family. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a piece of leather-covered metal with a flexible handle; used for hitting people. [ slang ]
Syn. -- blackjack, sap. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. 1. . [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. to hit (someone) with a cosh or similar bludgeon, usually on the head. [ slang ] [ WordNet 1.5 + PJC ]

v. t. [ Ir. cosair a feast, a banquet? or cf. F. coucher to lie. Cf. Couch, Coshering. ] 1. (Old Law) To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. See Coshering. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To treat with hospitality; to pet. [ Ireland ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who coshers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Old Law) A feudal prerogative of the lord of the soil entitling him to lodging and food at his tenant's house. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sometimes he contrived, in deflance of the law, to live by coshering, that is to say, by quartering himself on the old tentants of his family, who, wretched as was their own condition, could not refuse a portion of their pittance to one whom they still regarded as their rightful lord. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Old form of debauch. ] To debauch. [ Obs. ] “A deboshed lady.” Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Debauchment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as drosky.
Syn. -- drosky. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. G. flösse a trough in which tin ore is washed. ] (Metallurgy) A hopper-shaped box or &unr_;nortar in which ore is placed for the action of the stamps. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. frosh [ from freshman by shortening. ] a student during his first year in a high school, college, or university; a freshman. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

n. 1. Same as Galoche, Galoshe. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A strip of material, as leather, running around a shoe at and above the sole, as for protection or ornament. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

/mhw>, [ OE. galoche, galache, galage, shoe, F. galoche galoche, perh. altered fr. L. gallica a Gallic shoe, or fr. LL. calopedia wooden shoe, or shoe with a wooden sole, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, a shoemaker's last; &unr_; wood + &unr_; foot. ] 1. A clog or patten. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor were worthy [ to ] unbuckle his galoche. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: An overshoe worn in wet weather, especially a waterproof rubber overshoe extending over the ankle, worn over one's regular shoes; now usually written galosh. It is used mostly in the plural; as, it's raining, so put your galoshes on. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Galoche. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Galoche. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. gōshafuc, lit., goosehawk; or Icel. gāshaukr. See Goose, and Hawk the bird. ] (Zool.) Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius) and the American (A. atricapillus) are the best known species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity, and courage. The Australian goshawk (A. Novæ-Hollandiæ) is pure white. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. gosherde. See Goose, and Herd a herdsman. ] One who takes care of geese. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The character or personality of a hero. “Three years of heroship.” Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or function of an internuncio. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Nonsense; stuff; also, fashion; style. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Portland cement when thrown or blown into the recesses of carved stonework to intensify the shadows.

To put the kibosh on, to dispose of; to squelch; to terminate; put an end to; to do for. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

a. [ heb. koshër fit, proper. ] 1. Ceremonially clean, according to Jewish law; -- applied to food, esp. to meat of animals slaughtered according to the requirements of Jewish law. Opposed to tref. For food to be officially kosher, it must be certified fit to eat by a Rabbi, according to Jewish ritual law; as, kosher food. Hence, designating a shop, store, house, etc., where such food is sold or used; as, a kosher restaurant.
Syn. -- cosher, ritually fit, sanctioned. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Hence: Proper; seemly; appropriate; legitimate; as, it's not kosher to do it that way. [ colloq. ] [ PJC ]

3. Genuine. [ colloq. ] [ PJC ]

n. Kosher food; also, a kosher shop. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. the practise of adherence to the Jewish ritual law; used mostly in the phrase
keep kosher, v. i.. [ PJC ]

keep kosher To adhere to the rules for eating only kosher food and handling it properly. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Koshered p. pr. & vb. n. Koshering. ] To prepare in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law, as meat. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. Same as Mackintosh. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Trademark. ] (Computers) A brand of personal computer featuring an integrated system in which the hardware and system-operating software were designed by or under the control of a single company, the Apple Computer Corporation; among personal computers, distinguished from the IBM-compatible or Intel-based series of computers. [ PJC ]

n. A waterproof outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl.; sing. Shoshone /sing>. (Ethnol.) A linguistic family or stock of North American Indians, comprising many tribes, which extends from Montana and Idaho into Mexico. In a restricted sense the name is applied especially to the Snakes, the most northern of the tribes. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ . See Slush, Slushy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Souchong. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ar. tarb&unr_;sh; perhaps from Per. sar-posh headdress: cf. F. tarbouch. ] A red cap worn by Turks and other Eastern nations, sometimes alone and sometimes swathed with linen or other stuff to make a turban. See Fez. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OF. tonce shorn, clipped, and E. tonsure. ] Neat; trim. [ Scot. ] Jomieson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. to- + shred. ] To cut into shreds or pieces. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]